Bernard Arnault’s choice of daughter Delphine to take over the world’s greatest luxury brand stable is a smart move

I hear it's hip to be square this summer. Geek-chic revival? Revival? Would that it had ever gone away. But returning to your question, more precisely: it's hip to wear squares. Or diamonds or triangles, for that matter.

L Capital, the private-equity arm of the world's biggest luxury goods company, LVMH, is among suitors plotting to make a major investment in Joules, the fashion retailer favoured by the county set.

Wear, what, why, when?

The maker of £10,000 Kelly and Birkin handbags has shrugged off fears of a slowdown in China by reporting record profit last year, driven by insatiable demand in Asia.

Mullins gelding jumps into reckoning for Cheltenham Gold Cup as Silviniaco Conti also impresses

LVMH, the world's largest luxury goods group, is stepping up its global expansion plans despite fears of a slowdown in demand for its products.

Even though there was snow on the ground in Paris yesterday, fashion was in full bloom.

Former PM requested trial, in which he is accused of having sex with an under-age prostitute, be halted during elections

Change of headgear can revive Hughes' chaser while Big Buck's looks on course for win No 18

What have Tiffany, Burberry, Mulberry and Hugo Boss got in common? Yes, they all make expensive products for the global wealthy. But they also all recently warned of a slowdown in sales in once-booming China.

The Middle East investment house that previously owned and floated Gucci, Saks Fifth Avenue and Tiffany & Co is turning its hand to a Danish upmarket jeweller.

Gold mining in Egypt dates back to pre-dynastic times – way before 3,100BC. Miner Centamin Egypt's experience is a little more recent – it began working its flagship Sukari gold mine in 2009.

Gone are the days of the enormous IT-bag, says Harriet Walker. The new breed is small but stylish